The Summer Girl: An Avalon Bay Novel

College student Cassie Soul returns to Avalon Bay for the first time in years after her parents' divorce. Her grandmother is selling the family's boardwalk hotel, which has operated for five decades, prompting Cassie to spend the summer in the beach town, celebrate her twenty-first birthday, and explore a potential summer romance. On her first night back, Cassie meets Tate Bartlett, a sailing instructor known for casual flings. Despite his usual approach to relationships, Tate recognizes that Cassie is different and places her in the friend-zone to protect her from heartbreak. However, he soon realizes this was a mistake as his attraction to her becomes undeniable, and he begins to want both a fling and something deeper. As Cassie and Tate navigate the boundary between friendship and romance, they discover that their relationship faces complications beyond their connection. Avalon Bay holds secrets that may threaten what they are building together.